title: Clinical evaluation of a single crystal sapphire tooth implant in human beings.
abstract: Single crystal sapphire implants are commercially prepared ceramics of aluminum oxide. These endosseous implants have been placed in patients at Washington University since 1978. The course of patients has been followed closely with periodic clinical and radiographic evaluations. Sapphire is well tolerated by hard and soft tissue and provides excellent abutments for fixed partial dentures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Washington University School of Dental Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sclaroff
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: el-Mofty
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Guyer
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003461:Crystallography; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005881:Gingiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D000537:Aluminum Oxide